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Forebrain Is to ____ as Hindbrain Is to ____

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Forebrain is to ____ as hindbrain is to ____.


Definitions:

Net Filtration Pressure

The difference in pressure that drives the filtration of fluids across capillary walls, determined by hydrostatic and oncotic pressures.

Myogenic Mechanism

A feedback mechanism in which blood vessels respond to changes in blood pressure to maintain steady blood flow.

Afferent Arteriole

A small blood vessel that carries blood toward the glomeruli of the kidney as part of the filtration process.

Tubular Secretion

Movement of materials, by means of active transport, from the blood into the filtrate of a nephron.

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